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Jersey Number 42
Tyre West
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 290
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tifton, Ga.
- High School:
- Tift County
CAREER HONORS
2026 Senior Bowl Invitee2026 American Bowl Invitee
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (at Mississippi State, 9/29/25)
CAREER
Veteran defensive lineman with a notable pass-rushing ability who played four seasons for the Vols and had the best season of his career in 2025 ... Registered 65 total tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss of 102 yards, 10 sacks for a loss of 70 yards, two forced fumbles and a safety ... Arrived at Tennessee in December 2021 after an elite prep career in Georgia ... Played in 48 career games with five starts ... Participated in the American Bowl and the Senior Bowl following the 2025 season.2025 – SENIOR
A massive part of the defensive line rotation, playing in 12 games with two starts ... Recorded 23 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, one forced fumble and one pass breakup ... Tied for the team lead in tackles for loss ... Notched his 20th career TFL vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29) ... Tied a career-best with two TFLs in UT’s 31-11 win over Florida (11/22) in The Swamp ... Had a pass breakup that led to a William Wright pick six in UT’s 42-9 win over New Mexico State (11/15) ... Posted two tackles with a TFL and a sack in 34-31 win over Arkansas (10/11) ... Had a disruptive day at Mississippi State (9/27), finishing with three tackles - two for loss - two sacks and a forced fumble that Joshua Josephs returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts against the Bulldogs ... Registered a career-best seven tackles with a QB hurry in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) ... Started at DE and posted three tackles with one TFL and a sack in blowout win over ETSU (9/6) ... Played along the defensive line in the Vols’ season-opening win over Syracuse (8/30).2024 – JUNIOR
Saw action in 12 games and made three starts along the defensive line, finishing the year with 16 total tackles and a career-high five tackles for loss to go along with two sacks and a forced fumble … Made a pair of tackles in 13 snaps against No. 6 Ohio State (12/21) in the first round of the College Football Playoff … Notched his first career safety in victory at Vanderbilt (11/30) in regular-season finale ... Recorded one stop against No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Made his second consecutive start in UT’s 24-17 win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19), notching two total tackles ... Played in his 30th game as a Vol — making his first career start — against Florida (10/12), totaling a half tackle for loss in UT’s overtime win ... Was strong for the Vols on the defensive line against No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21), totaling three tackles — one TFL — and a sack in the win ... Had another strong outing in win vs. No. 24 NC State (9/7), totaling three tackles with a half TFL ... Tallied two tackles for loss of 11 yards, one sack for a loss of eight yards and forced one fumble in UT’s season-opening win vs. Chattanooga (8/31).2023 – SOPHOMORE
Played in all 13 games on special teams and as a reserve defensive lineman ... Finished the year with 17 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks … Delivered his best performance of the season coming off the bench in shutout win over No. 17 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl (1/1) … Collected four tackles and a team-high 1.5 sacks for a loss of 15 yards vs. the Hawkeyes … Was a constant in the backfield with four pressures on 22 snaps in the Citrus Bowl … Had one of his best outings of the year in regular-season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/25), totaling two tackles, one TFL and half a sack in win over the Commodores ... Finished with two tackles at No. 14 Missouri (11/11) ... Recorded a career-high six tackles in win vs. UTSA (9/23) ... Tallied two tackles in 18 defensive snaps during win over Austin Peay (9/9) ... Saw action on 15 defensive snaps and finished with one tackle and half a TFL in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2).2022 – FRESHMAN
Posted a strong debut season with nine tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks and four QB hurries as a true freshman in which he played 11 games with no starts … Finished the regular season with two tackles, both TFLs, at Vanderbilt (11/26), including a 10-yard sack in the fourth quarter ... Recorded two tackles, his first-career sack for a three-yard loss and one QB hurry on Homecoming against UT Martin (10/22) ... Had one solo tackle in the win at No. 25 LSU (10/8) ... Recorded his first two career tackles for loss in the win over Akron (9/17) and had a QB hurry ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Ball State (9/1), recording one solo tackle and a QB hurry.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Highly touted defensive line prospect out of Tift County High School in Georgia with a quick first step and notable pass-rushing ability … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2022 and went through spring practice, as well as some bowl practices in December … Rated a consensus four-star prospect by all major recruiting services … Tabbed by Rivals as the No. 7 defensive lineman and No. 9 player from the state of Georgia for the class of 2022 … Member of the ESPN300 (No. 74 overall) … Named the Georgia Region 1-7A Defensive Player of the Year as senior in 2021 … Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution Super 11 in 2021 … Named a 2021 Preseason Class 7A All-State selection by AJC.com … Named a Class 7A First-Team All-State selection as a junior in 2020 … Earned all-region honors in all four years of his prep career … Totaled 48 tackles, 16 quarterback hurries, 12.5 sacks and two forced fumbles his junior season … Had 53 tackles, 10 TFLs, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore … Made 41 tackles, seven TFLs, six sacks and one fumble recovering as a freshman … Helped lead Tift County High School to the Georgia Class 7A State Playoffs as a senior in 2021 … Chose Tennessee over 22 other Division I offers, including 21 Power 5 programs … Committed to the Vols in December 2021 … Coached by Noel Dean … Full name is Tyre Deshaun West … Son of Sarina Barthell and Corey West … Has one brother, Corey, and two sisters, Bre West and Marie Barthell … Related to former NFL and current CFL player Larry Dean … Favorite movie is “Rush Hour” … Favorite musical artist is Lil’ Baby … Earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies with a minor in child and family studies in Dec. 2025 … Twitter handle is @Tyre_west95 … Instagram handle is @uno.reeFB | Daune Morris Media Availability (3.28.26)
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